HTC ARRIVE REVIEW

Though it was teased late last year on the same day that HTC announced its very first Windows Phone 7 devices, in fact the company�s QWERTY-packing 7 Pro has taken its sweet time to make it to American airwaves; in the process, it�s gone through a name change and picked up the first big platform update from Microsoft. The phone we now know as the Arrive is finally available from Sprint, becoming the first Windows Phone 7 device available on a CDMA network. These days, it�s pretty unusual for an HTC handset or a handset on any American carrier, really, regardless of manufacturer to take this long to make it to subscribers� hands after announcement, but in this case, Sprint�s hands were tied: Microsoft simply didn�t support CDMA initially, which explains why both AT&T and T-Mobile have been enjoying a selection of models from Samsung, LG, Dell, and HTC alike while Sprint and Verizon have been patiently twiddling their thumbs.Review & more after the break...